{"id":4747,"date":"2022-10-28T07:32:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mysetaside.com\/news-and-events\/?p=4747"},"modified":"2022-10-28T07:32:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:32:19","slug":"celebrate-national-veterans-small-business-week-in-arkansas-oct-31-nov-4-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysetaside.com\/news-and-events\/celebrate-national-veterans-small-business-week-in-arkansas-oct-31-nov-4-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate National Veterans’ Small Business Week in Arkansas! Oct. 31- Nov. 4, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\nNational Veterans’ Small Business Week!<\/h1>\n

\nOctober 31- November 4, 2022<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nSBA celebrates, connects with, and empowers aspiring and current service members, veterans, National Guard and Reserve members, and military spouse entrepreneurs during National Veterans Small Business Week.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nDuring the week, October 31-November 4, SBA and its extensive partner network celebrate the strength and resilience of the #VetBiz community by hosting events across the country and sharing information about the resources available to veteran entrepreneurs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nCultivating Veteran and Women-owned Businesses: Full Speed Ahead!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nProviding veteran and women-owned businesses with the skills, tools, and contacts needed to develop and sell their products and services are the goals of an upcoming conference to be held at Northwest Arkansas Community College.<\/p>\n

\nJoin us at 9:00 a.m. for presentations from state, federal, and private sector partners. The afternoon will feature in-depth comments and guidance from public and private sector procurement professionals, as well as on-site technical assistance from lending\n professional through a Lenders Roundtable.<\/p>\n

\nThe Lenders Roundtable will be facilitated by Mr. Edward Haddock, District Director, Arkansas District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration. Lenders will represent local, regional, and statewide organizations.  Invited lenders will include a host of private\n banks in the region as well as non-traditional lenders such as Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, Communities Unlimited, FORGE, RMI Finance, Inc., U.S. Small Business Administration, and USDA, RD B&I.<\/p>\n

\nCurrent and aspiring business owners, especially veterans, including spouses and women-owned business status as well as faith-based leaders, and community and economic development professionals, are invited to attend. You will engage with other business owners,\n receive help with research and business planning, learn how to increase your networking results, and learn to do more business with the government and private industry.<\/p>\n

\nDon\u2019t miss this opportunity to help your small business GROW AND INNOVATE!<\/p>\n

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\nLocation: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\nShewmaker Center for Workforce Technologies<\/p>\n

\nNorthwest Arkansas Community College<\/p>\n

\nOne College Drive<\/p>\n

\nBentonville, AR 72712<\/p>\n

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\nTuesday, November 1st <\/strong><\/h2>\n

\n9:00 am – 12:00 pm CT<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\nIn-Person\n Registration<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\nSBA Arkansas District Office will be hosting experts from ADEM Arkansas Federal Surplus Property Program and Arkansas PTAC!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nAre you a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) in the state of Arkansas? Do you know about the Arkansas Federal Surplus\n Property Program?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe Arkansas Federal Surplus Property Program is a unique program that allows certain businesses to purchase property\n from around the world that has been deemed surplus by the federal government. This excess property can include: tools and building supplies, furniture and office supplies, aircraft, and much more!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nWe will be hosting experts from ADEM Arkansas Federal Surplus Property Program and Arkansas PTAC to tell you more\n about how to register your business and purchase these supplies! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThursday, November 3rd<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\n2:00 pm CT<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\nVirtual\n Event Registration<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\nAttention to Veterans of all eras, National Guard and Reserve members, and military spouses who are interested in business ownership: Join us for Boots to Business Reboot!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nWhat is Boots to Business Reboot<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThis one-day in-person course is offered off installation and provides participants with an overview of business fundamentals, while introducing techniques for evaluating the feasibility of business concepts.<\/p>\n

\nWhat You\u2019ll Learn<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThe curriculum provides assistance to those interested in exploring business ownership or other self-employment opportunities by leading participants through the key steps for evaluating business concepts and providing foundational knowledge required to develop\n a business plan. Participants are introduced to a broad spectrum of entrepreneurial business concepts and resources available to access start-up capital, technical assistance, contracting opportunities, and more.<\/p>\n

\nLocation<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nUniversity of Arkansas Research & Technology Park<\/p>\n

\n700 W Research Center Blvd<\/p>\n

\nAT&T Conference Room<\/p>\n

\nFayetteville, AR 72701<\/p>\n

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\nFriday, November 4th<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\n9:00 am- 5:00 pm CT<\/h2>\n

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\nIn-Person\n Registration<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\nPlease join us for the Arkansas Veterans’ Small Business Summit to learn about the programs and services that can help your small business succeed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nRepresentatives from entrepreneurial support organizations across Arkansas will be on-hand to give you a short overview of how they can help your business access the counseling, capital or contracts your business needs. This local network of resources is available\n to small business at all stages and offers free confidential business counseling, no or low-cost training programs and other networking opportunities.<\/p>\n

\nWe include time for us to hear from you — the veteran business owner — about the needs you face and how we can help your business.<\/p>\n

\nThere will also be a training focused on how to receive certification for the service-disabled veteran owned small business owner and a government contracting panel discussion with federal agency representatives.<\/p>\n

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\n2301 South University Ave. <\/p>\n

\nLittle Rock, AR 72204<\/p>\n

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\nFriday, November 4th<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\n9:00 am- 12:00 pm CT<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\nIn-Person\n Registration<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\nWhat is Boots to Business?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nBoots to Business (B2B) is an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program (TAP). The course provides an overview of entrepreneurship\n and applicable business ownership fundamentals. Active Duty Service members (including National Guard and Reserve), Veterans of all eras, and spouses are eligible to participate. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nThe \u201cIntroduction to Entrepreneurship\u201d course is the foundational piece of Boots to Business (B2B). Participants are introduced to the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to launch a business, including steps for developing business concepts, how to\n develop a business plan, and information on SBA resources available to help. This two-day in-person program is facilitated by subject matter experts from the SBA and their extensive network of skilled business advisors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nLocation: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\nFamily Readiness Center<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nB940 Arnold Drive<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nLittle Rock AFB, AR 72099<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nMust have DOD ID for base access<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nMonday, November 7th & Tuesday, November 8th<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\n8:00 am- 4:00 pm CT<\/h2>\n

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\nNeed assistance with your business? <\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\nPlease reach out to one of our<\/strong><\/strong><\/em> local Resource\n Partners.<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\n<\/a>Note:\n All webinars are in Central Time.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nFor further assistance, please contact Arkansas_DO@sba.gov<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nTo see all upcoming webinars, please visit: \nwww.sba.gov\/ar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\nSign up for email updates from SBA a<\/strong>t \nSBA Updates<\/a>. <\/strong><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nFollow us on Twitter\n\n@SBA_Arkansas<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nThe information contained in this publication does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the U.S. Small Business Administration.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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